Crew of boat seek warm fuzzy feeling....
After nearly a month of being in home waters with nothing but northerly or northeasterly winds blowing we finally started to see a change...
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Asha
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Two steps forward, and one step back
We were waiting for the weather without a care in the world, and the weather came - one that delivered a lot to care and worry about. The...
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Mark
- May 3, 2021
- 5 min
Waiting for the weather without a care in the world.
To be away from the home river feels great. It is always tough to sever the ties of home and that is simply a consequence of reconnecting...
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Asha
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
Onward to River Deben!
Although the advantages of being in the Ipswich Dock are alluring to the point of inviting sailors to grow roots, we have resisted its...
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Asha
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Adventure again!
I do not know if someone put the winter break on a fast forward, but season two of Adventure Now has just begun! We have chosen to sail...
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Mark
- Mar 8, 2021
- 7 min
Season II of Adventure Now!
It has been a long time since I drifted off into my own little world and started to type whatever comes into my head. To be honest, it...
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Asha
- Nov 7, 2020
- 4 min
Back to square one
I owe an apology to all who visit this website to catch up on what is happening with Mark, I and Altor of Down. I often think that...
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Mark
- Oct 14, 2020
- 7 min
Chariots with screeching tyres
We had a blast of a sail from Peterhead to Blyth. The forecast suggested it might be feisty and it was! In this sailing life, being...
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Asha
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Safe Haven
We arrived in Peterhead after 22 hours of motoring from Fair Isle on the 24th of September. This will sound repetitive considering other...
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Mark
- Sep 26, 2020
- 10 min
Brown trouser moments
I’m not a sailor with an incredible amount of deep sea miles under my belt but I have done a few. Over the years and on several occasions...
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Asha
- Sep 18, 2020
- 4 min
Saying goodbye to the gem that is the Faroe Islands
Four weeks in Fuglafjørður allowed us to sprout little roots and grow attached to the place. It was a very easy thing to do considering...
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Mark
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
Tearing ourselves away....
Today is the 13th of September and here we are still in the Faroe Islands. When we were about to push off from Stornoway I wondered if we...
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Asha
- Sep 8, 2020
- 6 min
Mykines - Faroese delight
As we learned while sailing from Tórshavn to Vestmanna and then from Vestmanna to Fuglafjord, the winds around the islands are full of...
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Mark
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Home away from home!
It will be three weeks tomorrow since we arrived in Fuglafjordur. Since leaving Essex in March, this is the longest we have stayed in one...
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Mark
- Aug 24, 2020
- 5 min
Come here to blow your mind!
Sometimes you need time to reflect; the jury always rests before arriving at a verdict and sometimes you simply do not know what to say....
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Asha
- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
Turning Point
After an amazing sail up the fjord between Streymoy and Vagar, we arrived in Vestmanna. As correctly pointed out by a Danish guy who we...
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Mark
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
Otherworldly
Torshavn is certainly the quietest capital city I have ever visited. We loved it. I got myself well and truly worked up about every...
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Asha
- Aug 12, 2020
- 5 min
Living in a time warp
We are living at such a fast pace that sometimes I think that what we have done in the morning happened a day or two ago. Flying visits...
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Mark
- Aug 11, 2020
- 6 min
Corona taxi!
After 45 hours at sea we arrived in Torshavn. When you read about the approach, it is scary. The tides are significant and the seas that...
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Asha
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
On the way to Faroe Islands
This is going to be a very short blog post. As I type we are approaching the northern most tip of the Isle of Lewis. I have just realised...
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